Rolleicord and Rolleiflex cameras in the digital camera world
Comparison of the two cameras and a discussion of using them in a digital camera world
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Comparison of the two cameras and a discussion of using them in a digital camera world
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Congratulations, I …
Congratulations, I hope it’s a good one! How can anything so simple be so good at what it does, eh? Good shooting,
Maxwell
Hmmm … i just …
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Hmmm … i just bought my second Rolleicord – this time Va from 1960
Agreed on all …
Agreed on all points. I thought long and hard about those Maxwell screens, still just use the magnifier. I know of Fleenor. BTW Quality test: the Rolleicord outdoes the Rollei T. The B&W wet dark room prints off the T are stunning. Ilford 400. Have had requests to do a “how to use” vid for a TLR, it could happen. But will try get my images on Youtube to share like you did
I still don’t …
I still don’t understand how we are expected to use the pistol grip. I got one the other day actually: put it on, shot a frame… but then how am I to advance the film with the same hand I am holding that thing with!?!? The prism does look cool with a grip, but I will always be a fan of waist level as it leaves my face free and communicating with the subject. Also, I highly recommend upgrading the screen in your Rolleiflex to a Maxwell, $200 but it is so much brighter. Call Harry Fleenor in LA.
I bought the …
I bought the pentaprism for doing weddings, it was faster in low light. But now I rarely use it. It looks cool with the pistol grip, is faster in a dark reception hall, but the standard set up is my usual configuration. I don’t use the masks either, 4×5 cm or 4×4 cm.
Thanks for sharing. …
Thanks for sharing. I thnk you’ve taken all this way past where I am, I’m amateur and hobby, you’re really into it. congrats. I still love what I’m doing and am going to expand on it–postings were result of my revelation as to how good these were stacked up against a digital camera. Now, I need a “body of work”: like you have.
$75 is the most you …
$75 is the most you should pay for these and they defeat the purpose of having a light TLR completely – not only are they almost as heavy as the camera itself, but they make you have to put the camera to the eye which is not discrete and ruins 99% of situations by alerting people that you are taking their picture.
Recent sales on …
Recent sales on eBay include more than a few prisms for under $100 and one Mint in Box for $275… I understand that there are a bunch of them with Buy-it-now option for $400 but nobody in their right mind would bid on them. Just take a look at ‘Completed items’ list for a fair assessment of the price range. One can call a price as high as one wants – doesn’t mean it’s worth that much.
you can see mine in …
you can see mine in one of my videos ‘The City’ – except I am not showing off (which is what this video comes off as) but presenting the cameras with which I shot 360 images and printed 351 fiber prints (in edition of 3 each) from those negatives. I don’t like the design of the GX and later series so I am not looking to get any of those (except maybe the FT Tele because it can focus 3 times closer than my Telerollei and I wouldn’t have to use the Rolleinars to do tight portraits)
The best that I …
The best that I have, not the best out there. Old cameras + new technology is outshooting digital cameras worth thousands, is my point. I bet a 35mm Pentax slide, scanned, would be great too. I am sharing, not showing off. Let’s see yours
If you are taking ” …
If you are taking “the best” then why are show off a Rolleicord and a T – both of which were inferior models for people who didn’t want to spend the money. Why not get a model F Planar or a Rolleiwide or a Tele? Or any of the newer FX models?
My vid shows that …
My vid shows that Rolleis are not just quaint, they are viable cameras in the digital world==if you like the “old ways” then stay there. I’m moving on by taking the best and ignoring the rest
The pentaprism is …
The pentaprism is about $50 on eBay and if you scan the negs you are totally omitting the whole point of shooting film – just get a phase one back on a hassy and you file formats will be bigger than the scans, but if you are a real photographer you’ll PRINT from these on fiber paper and handle the final image manually vs. converting it to 0100101101100011001100001010100100100010011100110010001001000101001001010010001001001111001001000100100010010001000100100111110010010011100100100
pretty sweet ..95 …
pretty sweet ..95 dollars ? you got VERY lucky
thank you for your …
thank you for your note, and than you for the correct pronounciation! These cameras have quite a following around the world–for good reasons.
Ahh…love them! I …
Ahh…love them! I myself own a SL66 system, but want to get a TLR, too, for portability and more silent operation.
By the way, the correct pronounciation is “Roll-Eye”, with a short “o” like “Oxford”
After about half a …
After about half a year after I bought my first Rolleicord (IIa from 1936) i sold mine digital camera. I really love this TLR.
I have no …
I have no experience with Rolleimagic, presume they were competing against Ansco and Kodak cameras of the day, and relative to those, I speculate they were better. If you are working on Rollei cameras that must mean there is some salvage value, no one works on Ansco’s. I appreciate your remarks, one troubling thing that came out of testing was that the Rollei T is not as sharp as the ‘Cord Vb! Your learned recommend on the Best Rollei TLR ever, Please??
“I don’t think they …
“I don’t think they made any junk?” Rollei did make some junk that being the Rolleimajic I and II. They are basically not useable in any way. The T is a low cost consumerized Rollei product that is as close to junk as they ever made with the Rolleiflex name on it. The ‘cord you show is a much better made camera than the T.
I know becasue I make a living working on Rollei products.
The pentaprism is a …
The pentaprism is a Rollei rare accessory, you can find them for around $400 on eBay or on Rollei websites.
There are two small …
There are two small black buttons on the side of the viewing hood. press down and the hood will slide backwards off. The glass pentaprism, which now sells for around $400, slides on and snaps into place. This is a Rollei feature not an add-on.
You are using a …
You are using a quick release device on both cameras to attach the hood/pentaprism. Who is the manufacturer and who sells these devices?
what is the name of …
what is the name of the top you have on that rollei
ive never seen one like that
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